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Mussolini's Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Fascist Vision

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A Frustratingly Unreliable Book
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Mussolini's Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Fascist Vision
Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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A Frustratingly Unreliable Book.......2001-11-18

This book has many fascinating things in it: direct quotations from conversations with Mussolini's aides; statements about him from world figures (including a compliment from Gandhi); and information about his deeply personal feelings regarding certain matters. Unfortunately, there are no citations (footnotes or endnotes) to back any of these up. In other words, the reader has no way to judge the reliability of what Hoyt is saying.

I know that publishers of books for popular consumption tend to dislike footnotes. However, Hoyt paints Mussolini in a better light than most other biographers or historians, and many of his conclusions are controversial. The absence of citations makes me doubt Hoyt; perhaps if he had included them, I would take some of his statements more seriously.

However, if you simply want to know the undisputed facts such as when and how he took power, this book will do nicely.

Very Complete........1998-12-16

This book gives a through story of his life from day one to the very last day of his life. I am doing a thesis on him and this book is great for a report.

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